Crime & Safety
Injured Patient Rescued From Virginia Square Construction Site
Arlington Fire & Rescue personnel transported a patient in critical condition from a construction site to the hospital on Wednesday.
ARLINGTON, VA — Arlington County Fire & EMS personnel responded to a medical emergency at construction site in the Virginia Square area on Wednesday morning, according to an 8:17 a.m. post on the department's official Twitter account.
Units responded to a construction site in the 3400 block of Washington Blvd., where they temporarily closed off the road between Kirkwood Road and N Lincoln St.
Rescue personnel removed the patient from the site and transported him to a nearby hospital, according to a tweet posted at 8:33 a.m. The patient's condition was described as critical.
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Fire and rescue units cleared the seen and Washington Boulevard was reopened to traffic.
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#Update Patient removed from construction site and transported to hospital in critical condition. Fire Department units have cleared the scene. 3400 block of Washington Blvd is open to traffic in both directions. pic.twitter.com/vqL1PIMUFc
— Arlington Fire & EMS (@ArlingtonVaFD) July 28, 2021
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